Publications

Glycemic Control for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Our Evolving Faith in the Face of Evidence.Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2016 Sep;9(5):504-12.  >>>>

 

Hypoglycemia as an indicator of good diabetes care. On behalf of the Hypoglycaemia as a Quality Measure in Diabetes Study Group. BMJ. 2016 Mar 7;352:i1084. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i1084.  >>>>

 

Guideline: In type 2 diabetes, ACP recommends metformin monotherapy if drugs are needed for glycemic control. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Apr 18;166(8):JC39. doi: 10.7326/ACPJC-2017-166-8-039.  >>>>

 

 Inclusion of Hypoglycemia in Clinical Practice Guidelines and Performance Measures in the Care of Patients with Diabetes. Status: Accepted JAMA Int MedPub Ahead of Print Sep 2016.  >>>>

 

Existing evidence is insufficient to justify metformin or other agents as first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes.Evid Based Med.2016 Dec;21(6):224  >>>>

 

Intensive Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes– Balancing Act of Latent Benefit and Avoidable Harm. A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern Med.2016 Mar 1;176(3):300-1. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8320.  >>>>

 

Shared Decision Making in Endocrinology. Present and Future Directions. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016 Feb 22. pii: S2213-8587(15)00468-4. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00468-4.  >>>>

 

Shared decision-making in the care of individuals with diabetes. Diabet Med. 2016 Jun;33(6):742-51. doi: 10.1111/dme.13143. Review.  >>>>

 

When Quality Fails Patients: Finding the Best in Diabetes Care. The American Journal of Managed Care, Evidence-Based Diabetes Management. March 2016, Volume 22, Special Issue 4.  >>>>

 

 Shared Decision Making in Diabetes Care. Curr Diab Rep. 2015 Dec;15(12):112. doi: 10.1007/s11892-015-0688-0.  >>>>

 

 

Media

  1. Evidence doesn’t support tight glycemic control

http://www.mdedge.com/clinicalendocrinologynews/article/111877/diabetes/evidence-doesnt-support-tight-glycemic-control

  1. Tight Focus on Blood Sugar Narrows Options for Diabetes Complications

http://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tight-focus-on-blood-sugar-narrows-options-for-diabetes-complications/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160829140436.htm

  1. Tight glycemic control benefits questionable for microvascular, macrovascular complications

https://www.healio.com/endocrinology/diabetes/news/in-the-journals/%7B12e46a60-5183-44a6-a849-221a3019bf20%7D/tight-glycemic-control-benefits-questionable-for-microvascular-macrovascular-complications

  1. Too Much Focus on Tight A1C Control May Be Misguided in Diabetes Care, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

http://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/too-much-focus-on-tight-a1c-control-may-be-misguided-in-diabetes-care-mayo-clinic-study-finds